Why does my apple tv take so long to download tv shows

Having trouble with tv shows that I purchased not downloading to apple tv.  Read on one post about going into the gateway of the router and changing a setting that should make it work. We have Comcast and it said that there's an issue with Comcast and Apple tv.  Never had this problem before and don't have any problems with other things like Hulu or Netflix just apple tv.  Did the change recommended through the Gateway and it seemed to work that night but the following night it's the same thing all over again.  Called and was on the phone with Comcast and checked the settings and they're the right settings that we changed it to the night before but for some reason it's not doing any good anymore.  I've not seen any real answers to this problem.  Anyone know of a sure fix for this.  It's getting really annoying. 

The issue is with the network. Netflix and Hulu adapt to your connection whereas iTunes content is fixed and need to load a portion before playback begins.
Check current connection, use speedtest.net
Make sure DNS is set to automatic (settings - general - network)
If on wifi try ethernet
Go to istumbler.net to get a report of the network, look for signal strength and noise.
Comcast have been known to throttle connections so you may want to look into that as well.

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